The New Taxonomy (Marzano and Kendall, 2007) Level of Difficulty
Process Examining Importance
6. Self System Thinking
Examining Efficacy Examining Emotions Examining Motivation Specifying Goals
5. Metacognition
Process Monitoring Monitoring Clarity Monitoring Accuracy Investigating
4. Knowledge Utilization
Experimenting Problem-Solving Decision-Making Specifying Generalizing
3. Analysis
Analyzing
Classifying Matching Symbolizing 2. Comprehension Integrating
Executing 1. Retrieval
Recalling Recognizing
Verbs, Phrases, Definitions Useful for SLOs analyze importance of knowledge to self. examine own beliefs to improve integration of knowledge. identify emotional responses associated with knowledge examine motivations to learn and improve set specific learning goals and develop a plan for accomplishing the goals self-monitor the process of achieving a goal. determine how well they understand knowledge determine accuracy of understanding and defend judgments investigate; research; take a position on; distinguish features; explain; think through implications; report results. The student generates and tests hypotheses experiment; generate; test; theorize; predict . The student designs new methods of collecting data. solve; recognize obstacles; adapt; develop novel strategies to reach goals under difficult conditions. decide; select among similar alternatives; establish criteria; defend choices predict; judge; deduce; argue for cause or predictions. establish conclusions; elaborate about inferences; state a principle, generalization or rule; trace chronological development; infer new generalizations from known knowledge. identify errors or problems; identify issues or misunderstandings; assess; critique; diagnose; evaluate; edit; revise, identify and explain logical or factual errors in knowledge. classify; organize; sort; identify a broader category; identify different types; identify super ordinate and subordinate categories of information categorize; compare & contrast; differentiate; discriminate; distinguish; sort; create an analogy or metaphor symbolize; depict; represent; illustrate; draw; show; use models; diagram chart depict critical aspects of knowledge in a pictorial of symbolic form describe how or why; describe the key parts of; describe the effects; describe the relationship between; explain ways in which; paraphrase; summarize; discern essential from nonessential elements use; demonstrate; show; make; complete; draft. perform procedures without significant errors. exemplify; name; list; label; state; describe; who; what; where; when produce information on demand. recognize (from a list); select from (a list); identify (from a list); determine if the following statements are true. determine whether provided information is accurate, inaccurate or unknown.
Adapted from: http://www.kidsrsu.org/images/uploads/Marzano_New_Taxonomy_Chart_with_verbs_3.16.121.pdf